In 2017 and 2018, wildfires burned 3 million acres in California, and nearly 150 people were killed. Last year, wetter weather and better preventative measures meant fires swept 270,000 acres, with just three deaths. (kqedscience)
Fortuitous WeatherFrom year to year, there are dramatic differences in weather and forest conditions. Last year, the wet winter helped to dampen potential fuel, as did a late-May rain that left vegetation with high levels of moisture throughout the summer.
with winds. This year ... started out with a good weather pattern. We stayed in that moderate weather pattern, but really no wind. Until you hit the fall, and then you started seeing fires because the wind picked up.” “We expect there to be big year-to-year swings in the area burned by fire, even though, in general, climate change is creating upward pressure on fire risk,” said Alex Hall, director of the Center for Climate Science at UCLA.
“That decline in humidity increases the fire risk, even if the wind strength remains similar," he said.
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